The continental showpiece will introduce the Video Assistant Referee in the QF clashes, and don’t expect things to be straightforward
Ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football confirmed that VAR would be used in the tournament…but only from the quarter-final stage.
The decision probably prompted a sigh of relief among tournament organisers; while VAR has largely been welcomed in football, it’s also brought with it its fair share of controversy and distraction.
Considering the troubled road that Caf has trodden in recent weeks, months and years, not to mention the problems associated with this tournament—which was stripped from original hosts Cameroon and awarded to Egypt at the death—African football can do without any more unfavourable headlines.